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Heads, Hides & Horns: The Compleat Buffalo Book

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Location: USA

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Number of Pages: 234 Pages

Publication Name: Heads, Hides and Horns : the Complete Buffalo Book

Language: English

Publisher: Texas Christian University Press

Subject: Animals / Wildlife, United States / General

Item Height: 1 in

Publication Year: 2000

Item Weight: 21.7 Oz

Type: Textbook

Subject Area: Nature, History

Author: Larry Barsness

Item Length: 12 in

Item Width: 9 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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